Completed Event: Volleyball versus Missouri State on August 29, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 1
Final
Volleyball
3
vs Missouri State
1
University of Oklahoma Athletics
2021 Volleyball Roster
Birmingham, Kristen
Jersey Number 5
Kristen Birmingham
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Park Hill HS
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
Bio
Honors and Accolades
• 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2022 (Sophomore)
Appeared in two matches and played in three sets, including vs. Texas Southern (9/16) and at Texas Tech (10/12).
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in 21 matches, starting seven as a freshman ... tallied 103 kills at 1.43 per set ... notched 56 total blocks with only two errors ... recorded a service ace in her only serve of the season against Mississippi State (09/10) ... set career highs in kills (11), digs (4) and points (13.5) in OU's win over Indiana (09/10) ... put up 10 kills in matches against Houston (08/28) and Kansas (10/29) ... made a career high six blocks against Iowa State (11/05) ... Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
High School
Four-year letterwinner at Park Hill High School ... notched 1,062 kills, 120 blocks, 711 digs and 52 aces in her high school career ... was named to the Under Armour All-American Third Team ... First-team All-Conference, First-Team All-District and a Class 4 All-State selection as a junior... earned all-conference honors as a sophomore and all-district honors in both her freshman and sophomore campaigns ... along with excelling at volleyball, was a 19x All-American in track and field with two school records in the 4x100 meter race and 4x200 meter race ... state champion in the 4x400 in 2019.
Club
Played club volleyball with KC Power from 2017-2020 ... played for MavsKC in 2020-21... finished third at nationals in 2019 ... was ranked in the Top 150 Seniors by PrepVolleyball, coming in at No. 112.
Personal
Daughter of Vernon and Fatir Birmingham ... has two sisters, Jordan and Lauryn ... plans to major in architecture with a minor in interior design.
• 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2022 (Sophomore)
Appeared in two matches and played in three sets, including vs. Texas Southern (9/16) and at Texas Tech (10/12).
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in 21 matches, starting seven as a freshman ... tallied 103 kills at 1.43 per set ... notched 56 total blocks with only two errors ... recorded a service ace in her only serve of the season against Mississippi State (09/10) ... set career highs in kills (11), digs (4) and points (13.5) in OU's win over Indiana (09/10) ... put up 10 kills in matches against Houston (08/28) and Kansas (10/29) ... made a career high six blocks against Iowa State (11/05) ... Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
High School
Four-year letterwinner at Park Hill High School ... notched 1,062 kills, 120 blocks, 711 digs and 52 aces in her high school career ... was named to the Under Armour All-American Third Team ... First-team All-Conference, First-Team All-District and a Class 4 All-State selection as a junior... earned all-conference honors as a sophomore and all-district honors in both her freshman and sophomore campaigns ... along with excelling at volleyball, was a 19x All-American in track and field with two school records in the 4x100 meter race and 4x200 meter race ... state champion in the 4x400 in 2019.
Club
Played club volleyball with KC Power from 2017-2020 ... played for MavsKC in 2020-21... finished third at nationals in 2019 ... was ranked in the Top 150 Seniors by PrepVolleyball, coming in at No. 112.
Personal
Daughter of Vernon and Fatir Birmingham ... has two sisters, Jordan and Lauryn ... plans to major in architecture with a minor in interior design.
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